A comparative study of microbial community and dynamics of Asaia in the brown planthopper from susceptible and resistant rice varieties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The brown planthopper (BPH) is likely the most destructive, piercing and sucking monophagous insect pest of rice that causes substantial economic losses to farmers. Although yeast-like symbionts (YLS) and virus transmission have been observed in the BPH, the bacterial population inhabiting the BPH has received minimal research attention. Labelling BPH-associated bacterial species may shed light on BPH biology and the interaction between the BPH and rice to provide novel approaches for the efficient control of this insect pest.

Results

We examined RNA-seq results to identify bacterial populations present in different generations of BPHs maintained on susceptible or resistant rice varieties. Overall, 87 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were determined from the BPH

SUBMITTER: Ojha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591912 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature